Acute Poisoning of Aconitum : A Case Report and Resuscitative Emergency Management with Amiodarone

Medical Journal of Dr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth

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Jesrani, Gautam¹  Kaur, Amanjot¹  Gupta, Monica¹  Gupta, Harsheel¹ 

[1] Department of General Medicine, Government Medical College and Hospital

关键词: Aconitine;    amiodarone;    idioventricular rhythm;   

DOI  :  10.4103/mjdrdypu.mjdrdypu_182_21

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications

【 摘 要 】

Aconitine, a plant alkaloid is a usual constituent of various over-the-counter herbal remedies and is an uncommon cause of deliberate poisoning. Herein, we describe an unusual case of poisoning in a young male due to accidental ingestion of aconitine tincture. On presentation, his electrocardiogram documented ventricular arrhythmias for which amiodarone was administered promptly. This led to considerable improvement in heart rhythm. The patient recovered gradually with this management and achieved normal sinus rhythm. He was completely asymptomatic within 5 days of treatment and subsequently discharged. Our management with amiodarone narrates the importance of this drug in aconitine poisoning, which can prove to be fatal in the absence of any intervention or delay in diagnosis. Nonexistence of specific antidote also establishes amiodarone as a standard remedy.

【 授权许可】

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